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Sunshine Behavioral Health
Monument, Colorado

Primary Therapist - LCSW, LMFT, or LPC

Social WorkerNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$40-$55/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

$5000 Sign on Bonus Opportunity paid in two installments at 90 days and 6 months.

Make a meaningful impact in a residential setting where clients come to heal, grow, and rebuild their lives. Located in Raymond, IL, Lincoln Recovery is a mission-driven, privately owned treatment center offering mental health and dual-diagnosis care.

We’re seeking a Licensed Therapist who is passionate about client-centered work and who will facilitate therapeutic mental health group programming.

What You’ll Do

  • Provide individual and group therapy using variety of modalities: CBT, DBT, EFT, ACT, and MI
  • Support crisis intervention and stabilization.
  • Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to guide client progress.
  • Complete documentation accurately and on time.

What You'll Bring

  • Active CO license: LPC, LCSW, or LMFT (required).
  • Experience with mental health and/or co-occurring disorders.
  • Strong group facilitation skills and clinical judgment.
  • CPR/First Aid certification (or willingness to obtain).

Why You'll Love Working Here

  • Reasonable caseloads and dedicated documentation time.
  • Autonomy to use your preferred modalities.
  • Free CEUs from our Learning System.
  • Quarterly bonus opportunities (up to 10%).
  • Supportive, multidisciplinary team.
  • including supervisors who can help you with your career goals!
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance eligibility after 60 days.
  • 401(k) with 3% company match.
  • PTO, holiday, and sick time.
  • Free daily meal from our on-site kitchen!

At Mountain Springs Recovery, we believe in the power of people—and that includes our team. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to building a diverse, inclusive environment for all.

Monday-Friday

Key Responsibilities

Provide individual and group therapy using various modalities such as CBT, DBT, and ACT while supporting crisis intervention and stabilization. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to guide client progress and maintain accurate, timely clinical documentation.

Requirements

Requires an active Colorado license as an LPC, LCSW, or LMFT. Candidates must have experience with mental health or co-occurring disorders and possess strong group facilitation skills.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Individual therapyMental health careCo-occurring disorders treatment

Social Worker Career Context

In Colorado, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$82k (67 salary observations; 134 listings), vs ~$82k nationally (2,539 salary observations; 8,099 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 56% are remote, 32% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$99k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $96k in an average-cost state. 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Social Worker Jobs

39 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution39 jobs · 18 employers

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<$85k
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks38 jobs · 18 employers

401k / retirement match
100% this job
Sign-on bonus
50% this job
CME allowance
18% this job
Loan repayment
8%
Relocation assistance
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 5.1
Better work-life than 40% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,264 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Monument

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$584k
Typical market rent
$2,053/mo
Residents’ average commute
29 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.7
State income tax
Up to 4.4%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Colorado Springs, CO metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Sunshine Behavioral Health

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Denver, Colorado
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

$5,000 Sign on Bonus Opportunity paid in two installments at 90 days and 6 months
Reasonable caseloads and dedicated documentation time
Autonomy to use your preferred modalities
Free CEUs from our Learning System
Quarterly bonus opportunities (up to 10%)
Supportive, multidisciplinary team
Medical, dental, and vision insurance eligibility after 60 days
401(k) with 3% company match